In the Weeds Series 12 Episode 3: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Jon LaPorte sits down with Dr. Molly Sears, MSU Associate Professor of Agriculture Economics, to discuss 2023 Farm Bill expectations.   

In the Weeds Series 12 Episode 2: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Jon LaPorte sits down with Dr. Molly Sears, MSU Associate Professor of Agriculture Economics, to discuss insurance options in the Farm Bill.  

In the Weeds Series 12 Episode 1: This episode is sponsored by Corn Marketing Program of Michigan.  MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Jon LaPorte sits down with Dr. Molly Sears, MSU Associate Professor of Agriculture Economics, to discuss ARC or PLC program decisions. 

 In the Weeds Series 11 Episode 3: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Dr. Laura Van Eerd,  Professor at University of Guelph Ridgetown, to discuss increasing yield, profit and soil health through the use of cover crops and wheat.

 In the Weeds Series 11 Episode 2: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Specialist for Soil Science,  to discuss biological success and failures for nutrients.       

In the Weeds Series 11 Episode 1: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Specialist for Soil Science,  to discuss adjusting your row crop fertility program with cost in mind.      

In the Weeds Series 10 Episode 6: MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean  and Sarah Fronczak, sit down with Ehsan Ghane, Drainage Extension Specialist at MSU, and John Tuckerman, Row Crop Farmer in Lenawee County, MI,   to discuss drainage research and on farm impacts to improve the environment and profitability.

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In the Weeds Series 10 Episode 5: MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean  and Sarah Fronczak, sit down with Bruno Basso,  Foundation Professor in Crop Modeling at Michigan State University,  to discuss how to transform yield maps into decision making maps around the installation of conservation practices in historically low-yielding areas.  

 In the Weeds Series 10 Episode 4: MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean  and Sarah Fronczak, sit down with Christie Bahlai,  Ecologist at Kent State University,  to discuss research at the Kellogg Biological Station around insect population decline around field crop fields . 

In the Weeds Series 10 Episode 3: MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean  and Sarah Fronczak, sit down with Christine Sprunger,  Associate Professor of Soil Health at the MSU W. K. Kellogg Biological Station,  to discuss organic matter and all its fine details.